Blue Ridge Pottery Pattern Identification
Crab Apple

Probably the all-time favorite Blue Ridge apple pattern!
Painted on the Blue Ridge Pottery Colonial shape dinnerware, you will find a variation in the
number of apples painted on the larger plates, the platters, and the larger bowls.
See additional info at the bottom of this page.






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Sometimes the design is painted with three apples across from one apple; on other pieces you might find three apples across from two apples. The smaller pieces usually have two apples across from one apple. Sometimes the leaves have multiple veins and the apples have brown accents, sometimes they do not; frequently, the sugar bowl, the creamer, and the cups are painted with two apples; sometimes only one. When the design on the sugar bowl, the creamer, and the cups have only one apple, the design is usually painted with multiple leaf veins and brown accents in the apple!

Crab Apple is not to be confused with Cherry Bounce which has the red fruit painted in the middle of the plate. We have been told the Crab Apple cups with two apples were also painted to go with Cherry Bounce. The saucers in these two patterns, however, are distinctlly different.
Another similar, but distinct, pattern is Red Apple.

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